Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 692 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
2. 2.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
4. 4.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
6. 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
7. 7.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
8. 8.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
9. 9.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
10. 10.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
12. 12.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
13. 13.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
15. 15.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
18. 18.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
20. 20.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
21. 21.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
23. 23.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
26. 26.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
29. 29.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
30. 30.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
35. 35.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
37. 37.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
38. 38.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
39. 39.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where

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